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minus-squarehowrar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoTraffic dynamics are really interesting. Even after you clear the obstruction, the traffic jam remains and becomes a “ghost jam” that propagates backwards down the road until it eventually fizzles out.
minus-squareCrazyslinkz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoI agree, I think mythbusters did a small scale test in a circle.
minus-squaremememuseum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoThe Mythbusters also built a sweet plow truck that would get you through traffic.
minus-squarebrbposting@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoIndeed - play with them here! traffic-simulation.de
minus-squareTexasDrunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoI turned down politeness all the way and watched it become Dallas traffic almost immediately.
minus-squarehydration9806@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoUnfortunately, the same thing happens when you turn it all the way up
minus-squareTlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoIt’s like a pressure wave! The boat is gone, but the wake is still causing you problems.
Traffic dynamics are really interesting. Even after you clear the obstruction, the traffic jam remains and becomes a “ghost jam” that propagates backwards down the road until it eventually fizzles out.
I agree, I think mythbusters did a small scale test in a circle.
The Mythbusters also built a sweet plow truck that would get you through traffic.
Indeed - play with them here!
traffic-simulation.de
I turned down politeness all the way and watched it become Dallas traffic almost immediately.
Unfortunately, the same thing happens when you turn it all the way up
But they’re much nicer about it.
It’s like a pressure wave! The boat is gone, but the wake is still causing you problems.